Case Studies
The case studies below begin with symptoms that brought a patient to medical attention. To work through the cases, select an answer to the question asked in bold type. This will lead you through exercises. Buttons to the left of the text will introduce such information as x-rays, slides and CT scans.
* African Patient with Fever of Unclear Origin
* Skin Lesions in a Liver Transplant Patient
* Fever 9 Days Following Liver Transplantation
* Interstitial Pneumonitis and Cognitive Dysfunction in a 60 Year Old Man
* Fever and Headache in a Patient with HIV Infection
* Headache, Loss of Vision and Facial Pain in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient
* 24 Year Old Diabetic Woman with Sinus Pain
* 52 Year Old Male Cardiac Transplant Patient with Fever, Cough, and Pleuritic Chest Pain
* Businessman from Thailand with Cutaneous Lesions
* Fever in Breast Cancer Patient
* 4 Year Old Boy with Fever 14 Days After Liver Transplantation
* Fever and Rash in an 8 Year Old Boy
* Fever in a 46 Year Old Bone Marrow Transplant Patient
* Weight Loss, Hemoptysis, and Fever in a 55 Year Old Farmer from Southern Illinois
* Fever and Nonproductive Cough in a 26 Year Old Man